afs: Fix callback service message parsers to pass through -EAGAIN
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: afs: Fix callback service message parsers to pass through -EAGAIN The AFS filesystem client uses an rxrpc server to listen for callback notifications. Each callback call type handler has a delivery function that parses the incoming request stream, and this should return -EAGAIN the last packet hasn't yet been seen, but all currently queued received data is consumed. afs_extract_data() does this, but the -EAGAIN return is switched to 0 inadvertantly Fix callback service message parsers to pass through -EAGAIN
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72374
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82qr-pqhc-837w
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26b737b3769e92493fe94c34620399d93ca231ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09c67a7ded481482155b836c8c7f078a3075f8de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/239cd337c9d047e7097f5b2ebbb41ddfb8180bc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a39b145a8fb49f316e7ec1f29ba51d68095c7e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/772850871a2e772e26f9d93f1e9ddd413b3eeaa4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0acbc09d2aca0432af45cec114f20d55ceafaec4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14dd036fad3d359f26f1282199cec06b3a9362b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f36469d7ce98b362934113c550d08bb0c784231
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72374 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72374 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-82qr-pqhc-837w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72374 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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